Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023
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Special sitting of District Court | ||
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38. (1) A member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of sergeant may request the Courts Service to arrange a special sitting of the District Court for the purposes of the making of an application under this Part— | ||
(a) where a person has informed the member that he or she wishes to make an application under section 28 , 29 or 30 , and | ||
(b) at the time the person so informs the member, there is no District Court sitting in the district court district in which that person would make such an application if that court was sitting. | ||
(2) The Courts Service may, with the consent of a judge of the District Court exercising jurisdiction in accordance with section 36 , arrange such special sittings of the District Court in the district court district referred to in subsection (1)(b) as may be necessary for the purposes specified in that subsection. | ||
(3) In this section, “special sitting” means a sitting of the District Court at a place and time not standing appointed for the time being under section 26 of the Courts of Justice Act 1953 or section 40 or 42 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 for the transaction of the business of the District Court. |